Pedestrian Hit By Pickup Dies

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DELAND -- A pedestrian walking along State Road 44 was struck and killed by a pickup about 2 a.m. Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The agency did not release the victim's name.

James Edward Wilson of 120 S. Chandler Ave., DeLand, was driving east on State Road 44 near Hill Avenue when the front corner of his Dodge pickup hit the pedestrian, Trooper Scott Morse said. The victim died at the scene. Morse said Wilson had been drinking.